That should keep me busy. Last week was busy with family matters. But I got a few pictures--

Life is better with Chocolate Cake

Asher wants the WHOLE Banana

Laura Beth described Asher as a "little caveman". "He yells, grunts, and pounds on things when he's mad". Pretty good description of that age!It was very busy here, somehow I missed taking a picture of Mason. He keeps me busy--EARLY one morning as I snuck to the bathroom (remember those days??) I had a shadow. As we headed back to bed (I thought) he asked me sleepily while rubbing his eyes "Grandma--are we gonna cook now??" Although I persuaded him we were going back to bed, it didn't last. We did manage to bake some cookies while he was here.

The sun is shining, its warmed up a bit and some of the snow has melted. Its "cheap burger Monday" and maybe Henrietta, Ken and I will eat out tonight!

Birds in Air blocks. My goal is to get these blocks sewn together during February. Check everyone's design walls at Patchwork Times.Weekly Goals--

Finish binding Blue Urban Cabin

Make binding for Garden Gate Plaid quilt

Sashings and Borders on DeeDee's Star

Sew binding to Henrietta's 4 Patch Posey

Quilt Swoon

That's enough for this week. Henrietta had a birthday!

Happy Birthday Henrietta!! Please note--that is a LEMON cake she is holding. She requested a lemon cake and I didn't have a recipe. A LEMON cake with GLAZE. Thank heavens for Cooks.com! The weather was warm over the weekend (+40F) but today the high temp will be +17F. All the puddles are frozen and a strong wind out of the North all week. I'm planning to stay inside and sew--what's planned for your week???

This quilt has moved off the design wall and onto the hanging rod--next will be the outside sashings and borders.

Beyond the Cherry Tree Block #9

25 blocks to the Cherry Tree quilt--I'm not doing them in order but I'm almost halfway. That's a bird in the middle of the block--on the original quilt they weren't sure if it was an actual applique piece or just maybe a quilting motif--I went with a bluebird. I think he needs an eye--later when I'm adding the embroidery details.Next on the design wall went my Birds in Air blocks. Mostly already in rows--a few more to add and then I can start putting them all together. I've seen this pattern with a few appliqued bird outlines (more birds!) and I think I'd like that. Maybe birds in an assortment of colors--blues, browns, reds, yellows. Hmmm--what do you think?? Each bird is just the outline made with one fabric.

I'm not slowing down much to bind--I want to quilt while I feel like it--I can bind anytime. What are you working on this week? Are you sewing over the weekend?

Lots of variety on that list. Nothing is better than being able to hop from project to project. Yesterday I started out with applique, then quilted 1/2 of the Posey quilt, made two pink double 9 patch blocks, 6 more wedding ring arcs, a bit of hand sewing binding, and then more applique. The blizzard wasn't too bad here--only about 9" of snow--and if the wind doesn't pick up most the roads here will be cleared by late afternoon. No cooking today--yesterday I pulled three packages from the freezer--one was well marked, one I knew what it was after it thawed, and the third, well--I THINK I know what it is! Meatloaf, Ham and Bean soup, and the ??? package is something chicken, rice, corn and smells Mexican. Does that happen at your house? Do you and your husband stand there with the lid off the container guessing at the contents??

Purple is a hard color for me. I don't have much in my stash. Then I remembered I have a box of 30's fabrics. Here are my blocks---

The solid purple is not quite that bright--it actually is a soft 30's purple. A couple of weeks ago I was in my stash of old magazines and found this---

Its such a simple block--sashed with a tan print. Maybe this is a good use of all those 30's prints I'm not as in love with as I used to be. See everyone's purple blocks at soscrappy.Checking my goals--

Sew binding on Blue Urban Cabin--in progress

Load another top--yes

Quilt another top--not yet

Finish Star quilt to a flimsy--stuck on sashing ideas

Trim Pink Horror--in progress

Yoyo block--nope

Applique block--in progress

Bit by bit I'm chipping away at my list. Winter storm/blizzard is forecast for late tonight. Possible 12" of snow. If the wind blows AND we get that much snow it might be nasty. I'm stocked up on everything we need. I'm planning to sew! What is the weather like where you live? Are you staying home and sewing?

This is my design wall, I'm using charms from Jackie, Mary Kay, and my scrap box.

The blocks are large--they finish at 13" so 20 blocks with sashings and a 5" border will be about 70x90". I call it "tall soldier bed size". This complies with QOV's guidelines. See what everyone is working on at Patchwork Times.Weekly Goals--

Sew binding on Blue Urban Cabin

Load another top

Quilt another top

Finish Star quilt to a flimsy

Trim Pink Horror

Yoyo block

Applique block

I think that is enough--I like to have variety and choices with my goals! Today is errands and the week (I hope) will have lots of sewing.

Dear Lord save me---I just checked soscrappy and the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color for February is PURPLE! January's color was pink and I struggled through pink cake stands and quilting the pink horror. Purple is my least favorite color to work with. I am doomed!

A box of scraps from a fellow stashbuster who was cleaning her sewing room!!

How much fabric was in there? Jackie said 20#. It was a LOT!!! Jackie described these scraps as "chunks".

All of which was approved by Ruby--

Hey--that's not a dog bed! Maybe they'd be safer in a laundry basket--

How much fabric was in there? Well, I've cut over 500 bricks and 400 charms. Half the basket is left to organize. Enough for 8-10 twin size quilts? The odd bits were tossed into my double wedding ring basket. Thank you so much Jackie!Organizing scraps made me think of Mary Kay's box. Mary Kay--I've been cutting your scraps to fit too! Then I stopped to count my bricks basket. I have over 1,000 bricks. Liz (a fellow stashbuster) was starting a Bricks and Stepping Stones quilt--I offered to send some bricks her way--

I've already started sewing a project with these scraps. Maybe on the design wall for Monday--a QOV I think...My sweet tooth has been calling me. Whoopie pies--I've never made whoopie pies before--

They were easy to make--the filling is a giant marshmallow I cut into thirds and then put the bottom cookies back in the oven and softened/toasted the marshmallow. Then I squished the top cookie on them and let them cool.

Its Superbowl weekend. I'm spending it sewing. And watching the commercials! What are you going to be doing?